LEGACY and 007 Promotions, in collaboration with corporate sponsors and support from the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) will hold a day of fun and frolic for the entire family at the Providence Stadium on Saturday, January 30.The event will climax with a scintillating T20 match under lights involving the Caribbean’s best T20 cricketers.
Last week the organisers received a letter of approval from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for the game which will see some of the biggest names in West Indies cricket in action for the winner’s prize of $1M dollars and the President’s Trophy.
Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Darren Sammy, Andre Russell, Krismar Santokie and Nicolas Pooran are expected to be in action for the All-Star team which will face a President’s XI under lights. The organisers are also expecting confirmation from three of the top T20 players in World by early next year.
The event, which is to be launched soon, will see the likes of Leon Johnson, Rajendra Chandrika, Chris Barnwell, Jonathon Foo, Veerasammy Permaul, Devendra Bishoo, Anthony Bramble, Steven Jacobs, Raymon Reifer, Jevon Searles and Shivnarine Chanderpaul participate while there will also be softball cricket from some of the country’s leading teams in both male and female categories with the softball final also to be played under lights.
According the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Event, former Under-19 off-spinner Sean Devers, the fun will begin as early as 10:00hrs and will include Ferris wheels, trampolines and other activities for children.
Devers disclosed that tickets will go on sale early next year to allow fans the opportunity to be prepared at their earliest.
Devers said, “This is an ideal occasion to bring out the young, the old and the in-between for a New Year’s treat and come back in the evening or stay the entire day to see international cricketers display their talent in T20 cricket which has captured the interest of many young fans who have little passion for Test cricket.”